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When he was promoted to master trooper in 2015, Levern Bynum Jr. had a master plan.
When he was promoted to master trooper in 2015, Levern Bynum Jr. had a master plan.
Mike Stainback’s bike is now a permanent fixture in front of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Central Office in honor of the man who was a permanent fixture there as well as other locations throughout the city.
For his impassioned and relentless determination to garner broad support for the Boll Weevil Eradication Program which led to the eradication of the most destructive pest in the history of United States cotton production, thereby restoring cotton’s economic viability for generations of farmers in North Carolina and across the Cotton Belt, North Carolina’s Marshall Grant has been inducted into the North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame.
It was 366 hours of planning and labor and the work was done in downpours and intense summer heat.
While it pays homage to the city’s textile history, the newest restaurant on Roanoke Avenue pays even greater homage to special needs adults who work there.